KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Ilhee Lee of South Korea kept her lead in the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia on Friday while 18-year-old American Lexi Thompson shot an 8-under 63 Friday and was one stroke behind after two rounds.

Lee, seeking her second title on the LPGA Tour, had a 65 that left her at 13-under 129. She led by four early on, but Thompson surged on the back nine with four birdies around an eagle on the par-4 14th.

"It was right on line," Thompson said, referring to the eagle. "But I couldn't see the bottom of the hole, but a few of the volunteers up by the green started yelling, so I was like, `All right, maybe it went in.'"

Thompson, third in the recent Evian Championship, is going after her second tour victory.